WAC Faculty




WAC for Faculty Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) programs were st= arted in the 1980’s in response to students’ lack of writing practi= ce across the curriculum. The following are some basic principles of WAC programs: writing promotes learning the entire academic community is responsible for student writing there must be integration of writing across academic disciplines all four years of undergraduate education must incorporate writing students will communicate effectively with an academic discipline when they practice the conventions of that discipline It is obvious to most that writing helps students gr= asp information and elaborate on key concepts. By including writing in the curriculum, teachers are better able to determine how well students are grasping the core ideas of their discipline. The more writing that is incorpo= rated into each academic discipline, the better students will become at communicating, and their ability to engage in more complex investigation = of ideas will increase. Communicatin= g ones ideas through writing is especially important in the workplace, and it is= invaluable for students that plan to attend graduate school. Below are some links that will help you incorporate = more writing into your courses. A short essay on WAC and writing intensive (WI) cour= ses in general http://www.ec= u.edu/cs-acad/writing/wac/tolearn.cfm General explanation of various ways to incorporate W= AC with handouts and an annotated bibliography—very informative http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/WAC/ This is a link for incorporating WAC in mathematics<= /p> http://wac.colostate.edu/journal/vol9/russek.pdf More on Writing in Mathematics http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Mathematics/writing_in_mat= h/guide.html A dozen, short writing to learn activities to incorp= orate WAC in any discipline http://writing2.richmond.edu/wac/wtl.html Low maintenance writing assignments http://wac.gsu.edu/content/resources/training/2005_06/microthemes.s= html Using un-graded writing to improve student learning<= /p> http://www.salemstate.edu/wac/learn.html